MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Join us for MABA's year-end holiday celebration at Manuel’s Tavern (602 N Highland Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307) on Friday night, Dec. 11, 6:30 – 8:30 pm. MABA will purchase hot and cold appetizers, and desserts to share. Club members may buy their own meals and drinks. Bring an inexpensive bee-themed gift to bee a part of our fun annual gift exchange.
Join us TONIGHT! Mentoring session @ 6:30pm will be a beekeeping Q&A panel, so bring your questions. Featured speaker @ 7pm will be Jeff "Mr. Ed" Horchoff. We'll be in a new (hopefully permanent) space at WSPD. Park in the parking garage (validated parking), turn right down the passage with the lighted arrow, turn right at the street, and look for unit A09.
Congratulations to Shelli Godfrey, MABA's 2026 Beekeeper of the Year! A long-time MABA member and volunteer, for many years Shelli has led the club's Certified and Journeyman study groups. From Shelli's nominations:“In addition to caring for her own bees, and achieving the level of Master Beekeeper, Shelli has positively influenced the beekeeping community by creating study materials to help people interested in furthering their beekeeping skills through the University of Georgia’s Master Beekeeper program… She has excelled as an instructor by preparing beekeepers for their Certified Beekeeper and Journeyman exams. She thoughtfully develops PowerPoint presentations for both certification levels, and…
Below are this year's nominees for MABA's annual Beekeeper of the Year honor. All have worked hard this year on behalf of the club and in furtherance of beekeeping in metro Atlanta. Learn more about them below. This year's winner will be announced at MABA's annual honey show and potluck dinner on Sunday, Sept. 27 at Westside Provisions District. SHELLI GODFREY Nomination #1 Shelli has excelled as an instructor for the Metro Atlanta Beekeepers Association’s Certified Beekeeper and Journeyman programs. She thoughtfully prepares PowerPoint presentations for both certification levels and patiently supports beekeepers who arrive unprepared or struggle with…
Our annual MABA fall potluck picnic and honey show is THIS SUNDAY, September 27, 2026 at Westside Provisions District (1170 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30318 -- corner of Howell Mill Road and 14th Street). It's time to GET THOSE HONEY SHOW ENTRIES READY!! Please RSVP here so we know you're coming.Our gathering will have everything we love about being together: ~ A honey show where you can win cash prizes and bragging rights! (Click here for the honey show rules.) Remember to READ THE RULES, READ THE RULE, READ THE RULES!~ If you and your bees produced honey this year, enter our…
At our Monday, August 10 meeting, our topic will be Medicinal Beekeeping: Wellness from the Hive. Our speaker, Emily Mueller, will introduce us to the world of apitherapy and the wellness benefits of hive-based products. We'll examine the medicinal properties of honey, pollen, royal jelly, bee venom, and beeswax, along with their therapeutic uses, wellness applications, and basic preparation methods. She will also discuss current research and historical uses of bee products in natural wellness practices. Emily Mueller is a beekeeper, researcher, and integrative health sciences student with a deep passion for the connection between bee health, natural medicine, and education. Her…
We heard your concerns about the low lighting and questionable A/C. MABA's June meeting will be our first held at our NEW, new Westside Provisions District meeting space (1170 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30318; corner of Howell Mill Road and 14th Street). Park in the WSPD parking deck (validated parking), and follow the MABA signs. This newest meeting space is a former retail space (Unit P12B) located on the ground-floor level of the building three doors down from the Flower Child restaurant, and directly across the street from Shake Shack.
If you are a UGA Certified Beekeeper and enjoy public speaking about honey bees, consider joining MABA's Speakers Bureau. Each year, MABA receives dozens of requests for speaker-presenters to visit schools, garden clubs, festivals, etc. and present information about honey bees. For it bureau speakers, MABA can even provide a sample Powerpoint presentation if you need one, as well as a fun kit appropriate younger kids. Speaking engagements like these can earn you Public Service Credits towards Journeyman and Master certifications. Complete this form to sign up.
On Tuesday, October 27, 5-7 pm, MABA and Room & Board will present a Beeswax Luminary-Making Workshop. This event, led by Master Beekeeper Deb DeWitt, focuses on creating a variation of the traditional candle — a beeswax luminary bowl. These handcrafted luminaries are not only beautiful keepsakes but also emit a sweet honey scent and a tranquil glow.This MABA-sponsored event will be held at Room & Board's Westside Provisions District location at 1170 Howell Mill Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30318. All workshop materials will be provided. Hors d'œuvres, beer and wine will be served. The workshop is FREE, but enrollment…
At MABA’s Monday, November 9 meeting, we will welcome Jeff Horchoff as our speaker. His topic will be "The Many Hats of a Beekeeper." Bees have been Jeff’s passion or over 20 years, but that passion was never fully realized until he became the lone bee wrangler for a group of Benedictine monks at Saint Joseph Abbey in Southeast Louisiana, about 50 miles north of New Orleans. It was there that he began seeing bees in a different light, a marvel of God’s creation. Jeff had every intention of becoming a monk. As the fledgling Abbee Honey Operation at St.…